First week

First week has passed. What a week! I arrived on Monday, and by the time of my arrival, a bunch of swedish students also arrived, from Procivitas Gymnasiet in Malmo. They were here to do two projects of their own. One team of two came to distriute second hand laptops that they had managed to gather back home, to StarforLife schools. The other group were three fotballgirls, that had gathered fotballshoes back home, which tbey distributed to the StarforLife girlteams. Same week the band members of Triple & Touch who work for StarforLife also came down, so I was able to follow them on their trips too. All in all, I visited 4 different StarforLife schools, of which I am based at one called Siphosabadltshe High School, where I have been placed to work with their partner schools in Sweden, England and Thailand.

Last week, I also taught one of their classes, in a subject called Life Orientation. I had prepared 7 questions concerning cultural differences, that we discussed for an hour and a half. Was very interesting to hear these Grade 12ers opinions and ideas. I had prepared a question on what they thought about marrying outside your own culture. The opinions were divided, although majority agreed that its a positive thing to marry across cultures as it brings an exchange and understanding. One boy answered that love should determine that, and if you really love somebody it doesnt matter where theyre from or what culture or traditions they stem from. They way he said it was very sweet. I then asked him, if he would marry a muslim woman that had come straight from Dubai, wearing a hijab- to which he responded NOOOO, I cant do that.. that would not be possible. Compl. contrary to what he had just said.. What about LOVE?!

This weekend I also travelled with the three other "volunteers" that live with me (David, Bernard and Johannes) to the beach by St. Lucia. That was a small nice gate away. We checked into a beautiful guesthouse, that was like a small little Thailand inside, and went to tan and swim at a quite empty beach. The guys of course burned their pale skins. We also ate very WELL, a lot of seafood, and enjoyed the luxuries of AC, functioning shower with hot water, a soft big bed, hairdryer and lots more.
Jokes aside, Hluhluwe, where I stay, has everything one really needs, its a small town, but the scenery is amazing. I am still waiting to visit Hluhluwe Imfolozi park which is 1 km from where I live. Its the park with the most Black Rhinos in the world.

Besides this, am slowly trying to pick up IziZulu, which is quite difficult cause of the click sounds it has.

My second week, hoping to get into the work more and create a schedule over my working weeks.

Love from a tanned TamTam